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Family Urticaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Pilea microphylla

Waimanalo, Oahu

 

Nu'uanu Pali, Oahu

ARTILLERY PLANT or ROCKWEED

Prostrate herb common in mesic disturbed areas.  Seeds forcibly ejected when touched.  Pink-leaved cultivar planted as an ornamental.  Native to the Tropical Americas.